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State Medicaid Program Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatments by Type of Coverage, 2006

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 Medicaid Covers Any Tobacco-Dependence Treatment?GumPatchNasal SprayInhalerZyban / bupropion hydrochlorideGroup CounselingIndividual CounselingTelephone Counseling
United States42 + DC Yes33 + DC Yes35 + DC Yes30 + DC Yes30 + DC Yes37 + DC Yes17 Yes25 Yes3 Yes
AlabamaNoNANANANANANANANA
AlaskaYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesNo
ArizonaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes1No
ArkansasYesYesYesNoNoYesNoYesNo
CaliforniaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
ColoradoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
ConnecticutNoNANANANANANANANA
DelawareYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
District of ColumbiaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
FloridaYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
GeorgiaNoNANANANANANANANA
HawaiiYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
IdahoNoNANANANANANANANA
IllinoisYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
IndianaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
IowaYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
KansasYesNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
KentuckyYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
LouisianaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
MaineYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
MarylandYesNoNoYesYesYesNoYesNo
MassachusettsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
MichiganYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
MinnesotaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
MississippiYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
MissouriNoNANANANANANANANA
MontanaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
NebraskaNoNANANANANANANANA
NevadaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
New HampshireYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
New JerseyYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
New MexicoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
New YorkYesYesYesYesYesYesYes2YesNo
North CarolinaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
North DakotaYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNo
OhioYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
OklahomaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
OregonYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PennsylvaniaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Rhode IslandYesYes2Yes2Yes2Yes2NoYesYesNo
South CarolinaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
South DakotaYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
TennesseeNoNANANANANANANANA
TexasYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
UtahYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
VermontYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
VirginiaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
WashingtonYesNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
West VirginiaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
WisconsinYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
WyomingNoNANANANANANANANA
GuamNANANANANANANANANA
Puerto RicoNANANANANANANANANA
Virgin IslandsNANANANANANANANANA

Notes: 

31 states and DC covered Varenicline (Chantix) under their Medicaid programs.

Based on response to the question, "Does your state Medicaid Program cover any of the following tobacco dependence treatments?" Each state also was asked to provide documentation of coverage.

Sources: 

CDC MMWR Weekly Report, Table1, State Medicaid coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments 2006, February 8, 2008 / 57(05);117-122. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5705a2.htm?s_cid=mm5705a2_2.

Footnotes: 
  1. Medicaid coverage exclusively for pregnant women.
  2. Fee-for-service Medicaid did not cover, but Medicaid managed-care organizations were required to cover.


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